Davenport.



L. C. PHENIX.

DAVENPORT.

APPucATmN min MAR.4,1914.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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L. C. PHENIX.

DAVENPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MARA. I9I4.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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DAVENPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4 1914. 1,142,053, Patented June 8, 19l5.

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Y T all wiwm t may concern Be it known that I, LEROY C. PHENIX, acitizen of the UnitetiL States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county7of Los Angeles and State of California,` havel inventedga new-` n anduseful Davenport, of which thefollowving is a specification.

This invention relates to. a davenport. or combination lounge and bed,yand tbe main object of the inventionis to provide a devenport which canbe quicklyand easily opened and closed. Y .Y w

A further object of the invention is to pro-` vide a construction inWhich the back member of the clavenport remains-in iXed position,l Whilethedavenportis being changed from closed to open position,

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter; e t

The accompanying'elrawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention,and referring thereto: i i f- Figure -l is al plan View of tbe davenportin closed position. Fig. 2 is a Vert'oai. section thereof in closedposition. Fig. 3 isa plan View of the davennort iii-open `position. Fig.i is avertioal seotionoie the clavennort in open position. Fig. 5: is aVertical` section of a modiiedorm of the Clavenjoort, taken at the endof the seat and bed Aspring frame, so as to sbow said parts ineievation, Fig. 6v is a Vertical section ofthe form shown in Fig. 5,infextendecl position. 1

The frame of the davenport comprises end members l and a back member 2rigily con'- neoting said end members,` said back member Q-beingproviried, if ciesired.y with upholstery or cushion means 3. Extendingbetween tbe end Imembers l'isie bed .fra-me member e consistingforexample, of an. angle-iron baci; rail andf angle-iron enel railsextending for- Warclly fromsaidbaek rail and fastening to tbeend membersl by bolts 5. -An intermediate bed fra-me member isr pivotaliymountedffonthe aforesaid benl frame member and com-prises end rails 6 ofangle-iron kpivotelly connected at 7 tothe enclrnembers'oat1 frame yanda longitutiinal railor 1bar 8. connectingfsaid end .members 6. r Anvouter Ibeo frame -member 9 is constructed of Yangieirons or railssimilar tothe inner bed fram-e member 4: and is lnivotaliy connecteeltothe intermediate bed frame member by' pivots connecting theencirailsfoic sairlmembers. Legs ll are seeuretl to tbe 'ou l member forsupporting tbe ser bij@ specification of Letters raient. g Pgtente-nne8, 1915; 4 Application ieanarch 4,1914; sei-ilii'-s2aee2, f i

tendei. Suitably bed'spring' me'ansil, K M and le are'mounted on/andCyar'jriedthe n respective b edframe members' alforesaidiltbeintermediate bed spring means 13 being 'cloni 60 necte'clV to tbe innerand outer springlm? 'l l2 and by links or straps 16'.` I, Y The, raily 8of tbe intermediate. bedspriiig M member iseonneetecl to tbe enel rails6 tiiereof by. brackets 18, so that itis. offset cientlyzrom Vtbeintermediate bed" S15/ring memberto cause it to project for, yfto aboutthe front of ,the darenportwbenltlie bed spring rameis closedorfflolde'mta's sbowufin. Fig. 2.. an'clsaicl rail voarries n 70 apronVor front membery 2O forftlie diver'- port, which in this 'positionisheld, said m. aii in Vertical Aposition at -tbejfrontfofq-the "'Iderenioort. So far es I ani aware-none oi tbe clavenports:heretoforeinventedhave been nrovicleci Witbiiront members moijinted in aasbionsimiian tomyinember QOQand sineetbe member. 20e/*hen monnteclf, ashereinlsboivn-anti described. may :bemedeof non-flexiblematerial. andyis oonoealedebo 30 neatii tbe bed freine iThen tbelatterisflextenrlecl,l, eonsiertbis Yfeature-to,be oipri- :@f maryimporanoe. i'ir'seoond setof brackets iSaare seoureflfjtotbe interinediateseotion and -to tbelfront menber, ati their :ends and S5 are" located rbelfort l thebrackets 8. '3 1 `These brackets are so locetedftbat a bloW- .against"ff tbe' lower portion ofthe front memberawill not'brealr orcierangethev front mem-berI i'n any Way. v Ii f if.

A seat 22 isconnecteci at one-edgeitotiie :upper erige oftliisiirontmember QOam at its other" erige tovtbe outer' rail 9"otbtheouter bed'irame member 9 aor'esaiii. '.'frlihis seat-may be mafie or"an? suitable material, 95 tor` exampie comprising .ton and bottommembers of fabric antiy stuffed?frz'fitbibeirorf other material infsucbim'anner as tobri'vicle some` tieAb n unbolste'redmember that willieecommoate -itseivtoot-be yseveizil 100 uositi ons of' fuse. asviiereinaiiter@ fset forth. iraoes attaelierl to 't its ' shown in Figs.1 and 2, the outer bed frame member is folded over on top of the innerbed frame member 4, the vintermediate bed,

frame member extending vertically upward from the front edge of theinner bed spring member to connect with the forward edge of the upperbed spring member. In thls position ofy the intermediate bed springmember, the rail 8 thereon holds the front member 20 'in position toclose the front of the davenport. The seat 22 extends rearwardly fromthe top of said front member ofthe davenport to the rear edge of theupper or outer bed frame member 9. 'The back 2 of the davenport or theupholstery 3 thereon approaches close to the seat 22 when in thisextended position. The braces 25 extending from the'4 rail 8 engage withor extend below 'the bottom of the seat 22 so as to elastically supportthe same, there being a sulicient number of these braces to serve as anextension of the metallic bed spring fabric, such extension reaching tothe front member 20.

To open up the davenport for use as a bed, the upper or outer bed framemember 9 is drawn upwardly and forwardly, thereby causing theintermediate bed frame rails 6 to swing downwardly, causing the brackets18 thereon to swing the rail 8 downwardly and rearwardly and withdrawthe front member 2O into position shown in 4, wherein it will be housedbeneath `the be When the bed is fully opened in this manner, 4the seat22 is also supported' beneath the bed, extending from the front rail ofthe outer bed frame member 9 to the front edge of the front member orapron 20. The legs 11 are normally housedin recesses 28 at the ends ofthe back, but when the bed frame member 9 is turned down to posi- ,tionshown in Fig. 4, these legs rest on the floor to support said bed .framemember.

In some cases it is desired to have the bed vextend lengthwise insteadof sidewise from the front of the davenport, and in such cases the bedframe may be constructed as shown in Figs.l 5 and 6, the constructionbeing similar to that above described, except that supplementarybedframe members 30 and 31 are provided,

hinged together at 32, the member 30 being hinged to the bed-frame 9 at33,- so that when the'members 4, 6, 9, -30 and 31 are extended as shownin Fig. 6, they will form a bed of the required length. The seat 22 isfastened at one edge to the front member 20, as above described, but itsopposite edge is secured to a bar 34 carriedby swinging arms 35 pivotedon the bed-frame member 30, so as to fold thereon as shown` in Fig. 5.The outermost bed-frame member 31 is provided with a leg 36,. pivotedthereto to.` fold thereon and having a notch 37 adapted to engage a pin38 on member 9,`

vto lock said members in folded position.

What I claim is: v

frame,l of an inner bed frame' member rigidly secured to the frame, anintermediate bed frame vmember pivoted to the inner bed frame member, anouter bed frame member pivoted to the intermediate bed frame member, thefront member connected with the bed frame member, a seat connected withthe outer `bed frame member and the front member, and braces securedtothe intermediate bed frame member and to the front member, said seatwhen closed resting on the braces and said front member and disposedunder the bed frame members when thel latter are extended.

2. The combination with4 a davenport frame, of an inner bed frame membercarried by the frame, an intermediate bed frame member pivotallyconnected to the inner 1. The combination with a davenport bed framemember, an outer bed frame member pivoted to the intermediate bed framemember, brackets rigidly secured to the intermediate bed frame memberand ex'- tending outwardly at right angles thereto and being arrangedone above the other, a front member rigidly secured to said brackets, aseat secured to the upper edge of the4 front member and to the outer bedmember and to said intermediate bed frame member to extend over theouter bed frame member 'when the latter is folded over on the top ofsaid inner bed frame member,

e and t'o extend under said outer bed frame `member when the latter isextended, and

bracing means connected to said intermediate and outer bed framemembers, and

adapted to extend beneath said seat when the bed frame is folded tosupport the seat.

4. The combination with a davenport frame of an inner bed frame memberrigldly connected with the frame, an intermediate bed frame memberpivotally connected with the inner bed frame memberand being free fromconnection with the davenport frame, an outer bed frame member pivotallyconnected with the intermediate lbed,l frame member and arranged to restupon theinner bed frame member when in folded position, all of said bedlframe members to'li'e in the lsame horizontal plane when extended,

brackets secured to the ends of the intermediate bed frame member andextending frame of an inner bed fra-me member rigidly connected With theframe, an intermediate 'bed :trame member pivotally connected with theinner bed frame member and being free from connection with the davenportframe, an outer. bed :trame member pivotally conneeted with theintermediate bed frame member and arranged to rest upon the inner bedframe member when in folded position, all of said bed frame members tohe in the same horizontal plane when extended, brackets secured to theends of the intermediate bed frame member and extending outwardlytherefrom, a bar carried by and between the ends ofthe brackets, aone-piece non-ilexible front member secured against the bar in rigidparallel relation to the intermediate bed frame member, a seat securedto the front member and the outer bed frame member, said seat and frontmem...A

ber to lie beneath the bed frame members when the latter are extended,and additional bracing means connected rigidly at its ends with theintermediate bed frame member and the front member.

6. The combination with a davenport frame, of an inner bed frame memberrigidly connected with the frame, an'intermediatef bed frame memberpivotally connected with the inner bed frame member and being free'fromconnectlon with the davenport iti-ame,l

an outer bed frame member pivotally connected with the intermediate bed'frame member, all of said bed trame members to lie in the samehorizontal plane when extended, a one-piece non-flexible front meniber,means to secure said front member in spaced rigid parallel relation tothe intermediate bed frame member, and a seat se Acured to the frontmember and the outer bed frame member, said seat and front member to liebeneath the bed frame members when the latter are extended.

In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California this 17th day of February, 1914.

LEROY C. PHENIX. i

In presence of- ARTHUR P. KNIGHT, LORRAINE E. Dnnnow.

Copies o! this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patenti,

' Washington, D. C.

